Editing Women's paintball (section)

=== Women's tournaments in the 2000s ===

Dedicated women's tournament divisions became increasingly visible during the early 2000s.

The [[Ultimate Madness]] indoor tournament in Huntington, West Virginia, featured a women's three-player division from its inaugural event in 2001. The competition attracted players who also competed on mixed-gender teams.

The first women's division was won by Dye Girls, ahead of Devil's Angels, Iron Maidens and High Maintenance.[3]

The women's competition continued in subsequent editions:

{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Ultimate Madness women's champion
|-
| 2001
| Dye Girls
|-
| 2002
| Superficial Silver
|-
| 2003
| [[Femmes Fatale]]
|-
| 2004
| [[Femmes Fatale]]
|}

The tournaments featured teams including Valkyries, Warped Girls, Lady T&A, Wicked Sistas and Women of Worr.[2][3][6][7]

Women's teams also competed in open divisions against predominantly male opposition.

In October 2013, the all-female [[Destiny (paintball team)|Destiny]] team won a championship at the NPPL World Championships in Las Vegas. The achievement attracted attention because the team had won a national competition without competing in a separate women's division.[8]